General Funston to Probe Yarns of Illinois Brigade March
Brig. Gen. D. Jack Foster will appoint a militia board to investigate Chicago newspaper correspondents and exaggerated tales about the First Illinois brigade during its march to Leon Springs. Officials say some accounts were inflated while stressing no heat prostrations. Boards will determine facts and may bar reporters from camps.
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Funston
D. Jack Foster
Chicago
Leon Springs
Chinese tea merchants plan Shanghai tea association
Chinese tea merchants in Shanghai plan to form a port tea association to standardize and improve export grades. The move follows Chen Chi the Panama Expo Chinese department chief who urged organization to restore Chinese tea to its former American market position once displaced by Indian and Ceylon teas.
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Associated Press
Shanghai
Chen Chi
Orang-Outang Hunt Risky Undertaking
In Surabaya Java the latest orang-outang hunt in Borneo killed four hunters and seriously injured two. Two orang-outangs were captured for European zoos and sent to Singapore for shipment. Mayer led the hunt. he was injured and two natives were killed. The male orangután grappled Mayer, then attacked natives. the female killed two more and crippled another. Mayer survived and the two apes were later dispatched to Europe.
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Associated Press
Surabaya
Java
Borneo
Singapore
Charles Mayer
Landak River
Mayer
Rynbang
Dutch North Borneo
Europe
Lunacy Law Costs Spark injunction in Bexar county
An injunction to halt the lunacy commission law pending Supreme Court ruling is planned in Bexar county. Attorney C M Chambers argues the act is unconstitutional, noting districts in El Paso, Harris, and Tarrant counties have ruled it invalid. Costs per lunacy trial run about 53 dollars plus clothing, totaling up to 81 dollars for a man and 68 for a woman, far higher than the former jury system.
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Supreme Court of Texas
Bexar County
C. M. Chambers
Chambers & Watson
Chambers
W. S. Anderson
Southwestern Insane Asylum
Supreme Court
Lunacy Board
Moss From Scotland Bandage For Wounds
The hills of Scotland yield turf moss used as dressings for open wounds and padding for splints. Moss picked by volunteers is sent to Red Cross depots in London wrapped in cotton gauze. Women workers gather moss daily, returning with baskets after long days in harsh weather.
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Associated Press
Glasgow
Scotland
Red Cross
London
Summer line clearance with half original prices
Clearout offers across all summer lines with average prices about 50 percent of original. Groups consist of broken size assortments, but each group contains nearly every size. First floor.
New Styles SL Special Blouses Shine On First Floor
Sheet of fine fabrics made into dainty blouses for late summer days. Dozens of styles and finishing usually found at higher prices. First Floor.
Small Boy Labor Demand Grows in Italy
A ministry of labor report notes a rising demand for boys aged twelve to fifteen in Italy. Wages have jumped from board and lodging plus two to three dollars monthly to fifteen to twenty dollars as child labor becomes a prized asset in business offices.
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Italy
Ministry of Labor
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